Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-17
ANOTHER. BAD EGG.
Kissane's Coun erpart stu Mt
Large

klssane. HIS greed, brutal ty and
blood thirstiness Is on a level with
KIssanes and his cunning and
u'ter lack of conscience, combined
with devilish ingenuity in carrying
out his plans, make him equally
dangerous.
| Like Klssane, he believes that
the bes, way to quash evidence is
TO hire assassins to put men out OF
the way. There is enough evidence
In existence today to hang him but
his wealth protects him from the
hand of the law. Some years ago
a man called on prominent lawyer
in Virginia City and made the fol-
lowing statement which he said be
was ready, if called upon, to sub
stantiate under oath. His story
was as follows:
A few weeks ago I overheard
| -- and man well
known In this city, talking about
assassinating a man so that he could
not appear on the witness stand.
The man who made the proposal
SAID: III give you $1,000 if he
don't turn up when this case is
called. Tomorrow night he has to
attend meeting Of the City Trust
ees as he has some business there.
l have arranged to go with him my
self aud when he goes home about
IL O'Clock at night, he passes an old
prospect shaft and in case be fails
in, accidently of course, he wont be
at the trial.
The other said all right and it
was agreed that the money would
be paid the day after the work was
done, If the witness fell down the
shaft.
Well, | am of the opinion that
the man who was engaged to do the
job, got to thinking it over aud con
Guided that he would not foul his
hands with the dirty work. | had
made up my mind to block the
game and noticed the matter closely
and on the night agreed upon L was
at the meeting of the Trustees aud
sure enough there was
and his victim.
The man who was hired to push
the victim down the shaft, was not
there and | knowing that nothing
would be done until the meeting
adjourned, took reconnoiter and
from building where / secreted
myself could see the mouth of the
shaft.
There was a shed near it, and in
the shadow of it | could see man
lying in wait. / could not at the
time distinguish him, but conclud
ed of course that it was my friend,
the man who was hired to kill poor
when the meeting adjourned
the two came out of the door. |
saw -- and his victim together.
The scoundrel shook the witness
| by the hand and said:
GOOD night old hoy, call round
In the morning and see me
THE two shook hands. and the
poor fellow who was to fall down
the shaft gave the others hand a
hearty shake and started up the
! hull. | made up my mind to he so
close to the shaft that if anyone
was on hand tothrow the poor fellow
down he would be deferred. All
of sudden, however, the man who
had just shook hands with his
would-be murderer changed his
mind and CALLED out:
II say; lets go down have a
night cap
/ tie retraced his steps, and few
moments later he overlook
aud the two walked arm in arm.
/ Now comes the curious part OF
it. The man behind the shed
peered around the corner of it, and
| saw that be was not tie man that
had first agreed to assassinate the
witness, but another man. Then ]
concluded that his decency had got
the better of him and he had thrown
up the job, bat told -ln time
to enable him to get someone else
Presently, who should come up the
path but the very man that --
first hirod and IN, oartai,, tbok he